Myth Quiz #2-october 19, 2012
This is quiz for Oak Harbor Middle School 7th graders over all of their myth notes.
- 1.Check ALL the boxes that are reasons we study mythology. There WILL be more than one.
- A.
To learn about past cultures.
- B.
To explain the unexplainable.
- C.
To teach a lesson called a moral.
- D.
To give us hope and purpose.
- E.
To entertain us.
- F.
To learn factual information about actual events that really happened in history.
- G.
To teach us a new religion.
- 2.The main character of a literary work is called...
- A.
Antagonist
- B.
Pessimist
- C.
Optimist
- D.
Protagonist
- E.
Polyribonucleaicacidartemisal
- 3.Zeus, Posedion and Hades are brothers and the sons of Kronos.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.The home of the gods.
- A.
Hades
- B.
Olympus
- C.
Camp Half Blood
- D.
Crete
- E.
Polyponesia
- 5.This is where the dead went in Greek mythology and also where the monsters and Titans were imprisoned.
- A.
Hades
- B.
Olympus
- C.
Camp Half Blood
- D.
Crete
- E.
Polyponesia
- 6.God of war.
- A.
Ares
- B.
Demeter
- C.
Hephaestus
- D.
Aphrodite
- E.
Hera
- F.
Zeus
- 7.Goddess of the Harvest.
- A.
Ares
- B.
Demeter
- C.
Hephaestus
- D.
Aphrodite
- E.
Hera
- F.
Zeus
- 8.God of fire and blacksmith.
- A.
Ares
- B.
Demeter
- C.
Hephaestus
- D.
Aphrodite
- E.
Hera
- F.
Zeus
- 9.Goddess of love and beauty. Hubba-Bubba!
- A.
Ares
- B.
Demeter
- C.
Hephaestus
- D.
Aphrodite
- E.
Hera
- F.
Zeus
- 10.Very jealous goddess of marriage. Wife and sister of Zeus.
- A.
Ares
- B.
Demeter
- C.
Hephaestus
- D.
Aphrodite
- E.
Hera
- F.
Zeus
- 11.King of the gods. Thunderbolt is his symbol and the sky his realm.
- A.
Ares
- B.
Demeter
- C.
Hephaestus
- D.
Aphrodite
- E.
Hera
- F.
Zeus
- 12.King of the sea. The trident was his symbol. He created the horse.
- A.
Poseidon
- B.
Hermes
- C.
Athena
- D.
Apollo
- E.
Dionysus
- F.
Artemis
- 13.Messenger of the gods. He carried a Caduceus. Faster than a text message. He was reliable and had winged feet.
- A.
Poseidon
- B.
Hermes
- C.
Athena
- D.
Apollo
- E.
Dionysus
- F.
Artemis
- 14.The owl is her symbol. She bested Ares in war more than once because she is the goddess of strategy and wisdom. She was born from Zeus's head.
- A.
Poseidon
- B.
Hermes
- C.
Athena
- D.
Apollo
- E.
Dionysus
- F.
Artemis
- 15.He is a twin. God of music and archery. He drives a fiery chariot across the sky. He is the sun god.
- A.
Poseidon
- B.
Hermes
- C.
Athena
- D.
Apollo
- E.
Dionysus
- F.
Artemis
- 16.She is a twin. She is the moon. Goddess of the hunt. A deer is often her symbol. A great archer.
- A.
Poseidon
- B.
Hermes
- C.
Athena
- D.
Apollo
- E.
Dionysus
- F.
Artemis
- 17.According to our notes, which of the following ARE elements of a Heroic Tale.
- A.
Weapon
- B.
Friends
- C.
Clothing
- D.
Youth
- E.
Quest
- F.
Battles
- G.
Victory
- H.
Intelligence and strength
- 18.Ugly. Unfortunate. The unlucky brother. God of the Underworld.
- A.
Zeus
- B.
Poseidon
- C.
Ares
- D.
Hades
- E.
Dionysus
- F.
Apollo
- 19.The lesson we learn in a myth is called the:
- A.
Minotaur
- B.
Mythos
- C.
Muthos
- D.
Moral
- E.
Mercedes
- 20.Many of the gods have Roman names that are also the names of planets.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Hera's Roman name.
- A.
Juno
- B.
Siren
- C.
Mars
- D.
Ceres
- 22.Monster with at least 100 eyes; killed by Hermes; Hera had its eyes put into a peacock's tail
- A.
Gorgon
- B.
Argus
- C.
Hydra
- D.
Medusa
- 23.Has a single eye; made lightning bolts for Zeus
- A.
Cyclops
- B.
Medusa
- C.
Argus
- D.
Siren
- 24.Giant winged creature with heads of women; lived on rocks in the sea; their singing lured sailors to their death
- A.
Cyclops
- B.
Medusa
- C.
Gorgon
- D.
Siren
- 25.Ugly monster who lived on the edges of the world; one look in their eyes could turn you to stone
- A.
Gorgon
- B.
Cyclops
- C.
Hera
- D.
Argus
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